Pure happiness must have come from the body of Tomás Etcheverry (76th). It is that after looking for it so much, he reached the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career. In this case, he was in the ATP 250 of Chile, after defeating Dusan Lajovic (75th) 6-1 and 6-2 in 1h23m of play, in the quarterfinals.
The 23-year-old from La Plata defeated the Serbian without any complications and secured his ticket to the semifinals. Thanks to this victory, the Argentine gets into the top 70, since in the live ranking he is ranked 68th. Of course, he can continue to rise as his next matches take place in the trans-Andean capital.
The Argentine transmitted a lot of confidence and strength in his shots and in each one of his plays: deeper inside the pitch, he punished with his drive to overcome the resistance put up by a Serb who felt the physical wear and tear of the previous rounds. In addition, he could not do much to do either before the great playability shown by his rival. In fact, Etcheverry easily took over the game and did not allow him to react at any time to a Lajovic, who he looked for, but could not find the way…
Likewise, José Perlas’s pupil collaborated with the cause: he did not connect good shots and added some service errors, a situation that diminished his confidence throughout the game. On the other hand, we must add the factor that in Santiago the sun did not let up and did not drop below 30° during the game.
How does the path of Etcheverry continue?
The one led by Waly Grinovero awaits a rival in the semifinals, which will come out of the duel between Sebastián Baez and Laslo Djere, both players entered the tournament as seeded players.
